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What do you use to play DF?

A 64-bit comp
- 233 (96.3%)
A 32-bit comp
- 9 (3.7%)

Total Members Voted: 241


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Author Topic: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness  (Read 13626 times)

thoushaltcallmelars

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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #60 on: July 04, 2016, 09:59:50 am »
64bit, however unfortunately my laptop only has 4 GB of RAM anyways so I won't benefit from the removal of the RAM cap. Actually it'll probably be really annoying since worldgen will probably lock up my computer.
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #61 on: July 04, 2016, 12:46:17 pm »
Quote from: thoushaltcallmelars on July 04, 2016, 09:59:50 am
64bit, however unfortunately my laptop only has 4 GB of RAM anyways so I won't benefit from the removal of the RAM cap. Actually it'll probably be really annoying since worldgen will probably lock up my computer.
Even if you are using virtual memory, the 64-bit version would be less prone to crashes.
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #62 on: July 04, 2016, 01:36:32 pm »
It shouldn't take up enough additional memory to lock up your computer if it wasn't an issue before. Even if it does, there should still be a 32-bit version that'll be a bit less resource-intensive.
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #63 on: July 08, 2016, 10:53:22 am »
Old news now, but . . .

Regardless of my ignorance on 32-bit system vs. processor vs. OS vs. whatever words I'm supposed to use, I just checked and cannot run the 64-bit version on my computer, so that answers that.  Now I've voted.

I find my FPS has always been similar to that reported by other players: 100 to start, down to 20 or 30 when the fort fills up, and completely crippled if I've unleashed HFS.  Thus I tend to play embarks no bigger than 3x3 these days, and my most recent fort is still at 100 FPS.

One day I'll get a new computer.  But this one was free.

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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #64 on: July 08, 2016, 04:55:04 pm »
Well, you might still be able to update to a 64 bit os for free, linux is always an option on older systems, and really if you can play df you can install and use linux np. ;)
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #65 on: July 14, 2016, 08:22:59 pm »
I play DF on both 64 bit and 32 bit systems. My home computers are 64 bit OS/oricessor, and work computers use a 32 bit Enterprise OS (on 64 bit processors).
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #66 on: September 29, 2016, 07:46:51 pm »
Downloads of Dwarf Fortress v0.43.05 for various platforms and bitness:

Windows 64-bit - 55,686 (90.79%)
Windows 32-bit - 5,647 (9.21%)

Linux 64-bit - 7,835 (94.71%)
Linux 32-bit - 438 (5.29%)

Mac 64-bit - 6,648 (98.59%)
Mac 32-bit - 95 (1.41%)

Total 64-bit - 70,169 (91.91%)
Total 32-bit - 6,180 (8.09%)

Data Source: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=159164.msg7195424#msg7195424
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #67 on: September 30, 2016, 03:17:28 am »
I didn't even notice there's a 32bit version.
Is the save compatible with 64bit?
Just tried, good, they are compatible.
« Last Edit: September 30, 2016, 03:23:40 am by Libash_Thunderhead »
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #68 on: September 30, 2016, 11:09:30 am »
There is no reason to use 32-bit if 64-bit works.
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #69 on: September 30, 2016, 12:59:34 pm »
I have a 64bit machine (mostly because it takes advantage of RAM over 2gb- I have 8gb), which cost £250 but it didn't come with an OS, I just installed linux (dual-boot with win7) for free :D :D :D

I notice my computer makes less noise running DF on linux, very smooth and quiet, barely even hums mostly

whereas on windows partition, my computer is grindan and whirran like a muther and it makes me worry for the health of my processor.
Windows. Not even once.
« Last Edit: September 30, 2016, 01:22:34 pm by 74s »
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #70 on: September 30, 2016, 09:12:05 pm »
I have a 64bit machine(4GB of Ram, Intel Core-I5 processor 1.8ghz dual core), but i run the 32bit verison of dwarf fortress because i can't get the 64bit version of dwarf fortress to run(i'm on linux). I get about 20-30fps on my map with about 150 dwarfs, a 5x3 map and fairly deep caverns(magma at 180z), so i'm not too unhappy about performance.
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #71 on: October 01, 2016, 02:40:26 am »
64-bit, laptop, 16 GB RAM, 3.5 GHz, DF folder located on RAM disk.
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #72 on: October 01, 2016, 03:28:22 am »
Quote from: jecowa on September 29, 2016, 07:46:51 pm
Downloads of Dwarf Fortress v0.43.05 for various platforms and bitness:

Windows 64-bit - 55,686 (90.79%)
Windows 32-bit - 5,647 (9.21%)

Linux 64-bit - 7,835 (94.71%)
Linux 32-bit - 438 (5.29%)

Mac 64-bit - 6,648 (98.59%)
Mac 32-bit - 95 (1.41%)

Total 64-bit - 70,169 (91.91%)
Total 32-bit - 6,180 (8.09%)

Data Source: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=159164.msg7195424#msg7195424

Interesting.  So this poll shows >x2 bias towards 64bit compared to download statistics.  (Apples and Oranges begs the question of why 64bit owners would be using 32bit apps...)

Who would have thought that hardcore forumites tend to have better computers/knowlege.  :D

Even so getting rid of the 8% would not be up to the Roman standard of decimation.   :P  (joke)

« Last Edit: October 01, 2016, 03:30:43 am by feelotraveller »
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Re: DF Players' Computers - Polling on 32/64 Bitness
« Reply #73 on: October 03, 2016, 11:59:55 pm »
Quote from: feelotraveller on October 01, 2016, 03:28:22 am
Interesting.  So this poll shows >x2 bias towards 64bit compared to download statistics.  (Apples and Oranges begs the question of why 64bit owners would be using 32bit apps...)
Maybe it's being used for comparison tests?
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